NO LIMITED LIABILITY

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 45, 23 February 1939, Page 13

NO LIMITED LIABILITY

BRITAIN "ALL IN" IN CASE OF WAR

LONDON, February 21. Mr. L. S. Amery (Conservative), speaking in the defence debate in the House of Commons, suggested that there ought to be developed as rapidly as possible a substantial reserve of 200,000 men with at least six months' training. ! For the Liberals Mr. G. L. M. j Mander contended that till the

Government returned to the policy of the League, there was no hope of international unity. Mr. A. V. Alexander (Labour) wound up the debate for the Opposition. He said that the country was asked for a financial sacrifice which would put the nation in bondage for three generations, and it had been brought to that position by the moral cowardice of the Government in the seven years it had had control of foreign policy. He complained of the profits being made by aircraft firms. Mr. W. S. Morrison (Conservative), replying for the Government, stated that the conversations already begun between the British and French Governments were being continued. 3,f France were attacked the Government was fully agreed that Britain could j not proceed on the principle of limited j liability. "All our resources would have to be thrown in," he said. "The only question is how they can be used most effectively." j The Labour amendment to the ,finan- j cial resolution was defeated by 310 votes to 127.